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{i’m lovin’ it…}

27 Sep

…this random hash with onion, garlic, potatoes, bacon, tomatoes, and kale.

…this. *giggle*

…subtle reminders.

…these $5 birks i scored at a thrift store in moab – never been worn!

…fresh halibut – worth the splurge!

…fishin’ somewhere near paonia.

…creating farm-to-table meals with elk meatballs, wild boletus mushrooms, sauteed swiss chard, fresh salad.

…my new job.

…a perfect tomato from a friend’s garden.

…making wishes at the wishing tree.

…a beehive, right by my house!

…the fact that peach season is officially over… i enjoyed one final one for desert after the bronco game.

…my tomatoes are finally taking off.

…tomato bounty!

…glowing sopris… {and the fact that it’s still been nice enough to even wear sandals!}

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enjoy your weekend!

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i had the privilege of taking a little vacation to moab last week. i was desperate for a getaway. when i found out moab was only 3 hours from where i lived, i was super excited to visit. of course, after my accident in december last year, i haven’t been able to do much traveling or road-tripping like i like to do. thankfully, i met someone recently who has a similar love for the great outdoors and for adventures on wheels, and we were able to take enjoy a little getaway together…

the first stop was actually near the colorado/utah border, but i’m saving those pics for another time. i just wanna get right to sharing the images from moab.

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drive-by {foto} shooting 😉

i so wish i would’ve had a sticker to slap on there…

“castle valley”

the landscape in moab looks so awesome in black and white… but the colours are also so bright and vivid. we arrived to our first camp-spot just before sunset. the light from the evening sun casts the most glorious glow all over the rocks. we had a mix of clouds during the time the sun was going down, but i can only imagine how that place lights up with full sun…

i can’t decide if i prefer the B&W images or the colour. what do you think?

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Tags: art, audrey michelle, beauty, camping, desert, destination, food and foto, landscape photography, landscapes, moab, nature, nature photography, photography, road trip, travel, travel photography, travel tuesday, utah

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{getting balanced in moab}

19 Sep

i just returned from a {much needed} camping trip with a special friend and i can’t wait to share more fotos from this awesome desert landscape! ❤

hope you all enjoy your weekend!

Tags: audrey michelle, balanced rock, camping, cool, desert, end of summer, fun, landscape photography, landscapes, life, moab, neat, photography, photos, snapshots, travel, trips, utah, vacations

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{september bounty – eat the rainbow!}

19 Sep

between farmer’s markets, my new job, and cool new people in my life – i’m one blessed {and grateful!} lady! ❤

Tags: bounty, colorado, colourful, eat the rainbow, eating, farm to table, farmer's markets, farming, food, food and foto, food photography, local, love, photography, produce, september, western slope

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{ocean clouds}

17 Sep

when i walked out my door the other morning and saw these clouds, i literally stopped in my tracks and exclaimed, “what the —- {bleep!}!?!” i ran inside to grab my {old, but still working} camera, but the fotos don’t really do it justice.

it was as if the sky had become the ocean. the clouds looked like waves crashing on the shoreline. it was both eerie and awesome. and during editing, i had a little fun with the colours…

this just makes me miss the ocean, even more. and it makes me want to be closer to the water, even more. a plan i am working on making a reality very soon.

Tags: beauty, blogging, clouds, colorado, cool, life, nature, photography, photos, pictures, whatever, whatever wednesday

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{speaking of peaches…}

14 Sep

…what is it with things growing together lately?! 😉

Tags: colorado, eating, farm to table, farm-fresh, food, food and foto, food photography, life, local, organics, photography, produce, things grow together, weekends, whatever

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{peach pickin’ in paonia}

13 Sep

i totally fell in love… with this great little town… paonia. i actually considered moving there before i moved to my little neck of the mountains… but i hadn’t yet visited and i’m super glad i had the opportunity to this week! i had heard that there were farms up in paonia where you could pick your own produce for a nominal fee… and obviously – i was all over that!

the season for peaches is almost over, but orchard valley farms still had plenty of trees to harvest from! i had never done anything like this, it was quite the experience! ❤

i left my camera at home, because this was sort of an impromptu trip… but i had the trusty iphone.

hehehee {not a real person, but totally fooled me!} 😛

entrance to the garden and grove… {those are “peach pickers”}

peach trees galore!

ladder to pick the really big ones at the top!

like this! 😀

sipping wine and picking peaches… what a day!

pumpkins! {no pickin’ pumpkins, though!}

no picking wine grapes either… but the merlot/cabernet blend from black ridge winery was just wonderful!

then i spotted this door on the way out… 🙂

enjoy the weekend!

Tags: audrey michelle, black ridge winery, colorado, eating, fall, farming, farms, food, food photography, fun, harvest, life, orchard valley farms, peach picking, peaches, photography, pick your own produce, snapshots, weekends, western slope, whatever

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{mini caprese stacks}

10 Sep

finger food is my favourite! i believe in touching and playing with your food!! 😉

and i’m kind of obsessed with tomatoes… i eat them with almost every meal, it seems. i love the colourful variety of them. little, big, funky shaped, speckled… deep colours, bright colours…

i especially love to make little snacks with tomatoes – any way i can.

and so, i present to you… the most adorable mini-caprese stacks ever. at least by my standards.

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Tags: audrey michelle, caprese, easy, eating, farm to table, farm-fresh, food, food and foto, food photography, photography, recipes, simple, snacks, tomatoes, vegetarian

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{food photography : watermelon radish}

7 Sep

how cute are these?!

i don’t even know what to say about this adorable vegetable. when my new boss {i left the corporate world last week – details to follow!} told me that this looked like a watermelon inside, the first thought in my head was, “well, that would fotograph just perfectly with black lava salt!” 😀

now, i am not the biggest radish fan on this earth, but i do occasionally get cravings for them. i roasted some once, which totally changes their flavour – almost making the “bite” more tolerable. radishes are high in vitamin c and potassium, and they are a very low-calorie food.